Chemotherapy uses anti-cancer (cytotoxic) drugs to destroy cancer cells by impeding their growth and reproduction.  The drugs may be taken as tablets or capsules or by injection into a vein (intravenously). These drugs enter the bloodstream and reach all areas of the body, making this treatment potentially useful for cancer that has spread or metastasized to organs beyond the kidney.
Chemotherapy is not a standard treatment for the commonest type of kidney cancer – renal cell cancer. It is not as good at treating kidney cancer as some other treatments such as biological …

Radiation therapy is a cancer treatment that uses high-energy x-rays or other types of radiation to destroy cancerous cells or keep them from growing. There are two types of radiation therapy, External radiation therapy(Such as Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy (3-D CRT)①) and Internal radiation therapy (uses a radioactive substance sealed in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters that are placed directly into or near the cancer). Usually, renal cell carcinoma patient receive external beam therapy, where the radiation beam is generated by an external device (linear accelerator).
The way the radiation therapy is …

A kidney biopsy is an essential tool in the diagnosis of kidney disease. Biopsies are not often used to diagnose kidney tumors. Imaging studies usually provide enough information. But, biopsy is sometimes used to get a small sample of cells from a suspicious area if imaging test results are not conclusive enough to warrant removing a kidney. Biopsy may also be done to confirm the diagnosis of cancer if a person’s health is too poor for surgery and other local treatments (such as radiofrequency ablation, arterial embolization or cryotherapy) are …

Chinese traditional food therapy-during radiation therapy
Stew cubilose with American ginseng: Cubilose 6g, American ginseng 9g.clean the cubilose (if it’s not a ready to use package) and cut American Ginseng into pieces. Leave the cubilose to soak for 5 hours, keep the water and put the American ginseng in. Do not stew just in a pot, put them in a bowl, then put the bowl in the pot, (see the picture below) simmer the stew for 12 hours.

Mixed fruit juice: pear juice, sugarcane juice, water chestnut juice, the mix ratio …

My father is recovering  from the side-effects of Sutent, his canker sore is almost cured, honey wasn’t good enough for serious canker sore, so his doctor gave him some gargle medicine. gargle every 3 hours, now he is able to eat, and he wants to eat, that’s a very good news. because diet and keep patients’ weight are very important in cancer treatment. only base on this,  patients can stand up to any treatment, such as surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy,etc. other side-effects such as vomiting, ascites, disappeared in a couple of days  after he stopped taking sutent.
The most serious problem for …

Diet is very important for cancer patients, especially for kidney cancer patients, must be careful with

Surgery is the initial treatment commonly used in with renal cell carcinoma patients. The surgery that either removes parts of the kidney, or all of the kidney is called nephrectomy. The type of surgery your doctor recommends will be based on the tumor size, location and stage and personal preferences. Surgery carries a risk of bleeding and infection, the surgical oncologist may choose to remove the entire kidney (radical nephrectomy) or just the portion affected by cancer (partial nephrectomy). There are several types of nephrectomy performed in renal cell carcinoma …

The treatment information in this post is based on many professional medical documents and what I have learned from my father’s treatment, but it’s not intended as medical advice to replace the expertise and judgment of your doctor. This post is supposed to help you to understand RCC treatment easier, and it can help you and your family make informed decisions with your doctor.
Renal cell carcinoma treatment varies from patient to patient. So your doctor may have reasons for suggesting a different treatment plan.
After the cancer is found and staged, …